I have Puppy Linux, but have only just gotten it. Waiting for my computer to return from the shop before putting a flavor of Linux on it.

Dec. 16, 2012, 07:59 PM

LexInVA

Anyone else? I know there are more here than just us.

Dec. 16, 2012, 08:19 PM

Robin@DHH

My husband is one of the many Debian developers so, yes,
all our machines here at our farm run Linux and have since
we gave up on BSD Unix yea those many years ago.

Dec. 17, 2012, 12:16 PM

Snowflake

I have Ubuntu as well.

Dec. 17, 2012, 12:23 PM

Belg

I run a red hat farm at work, been using linux of diverse flavors since 1995, starting with Slackware 2.0 (And I still prefer slack for servers...) went Mac at home, since it's OpenBSD in the core with handy, easy, bmindless tools do do the stuff I do the hard way at work... while preserving my ability to do things that may need to happen.My web server for the farm is CentOS with toys like a backend control suite on a dedicated server at GoDaddy.

Dec. 17, 2012, 12:30 PM

LexInVA

Right now, I'm picking out the parts for my new Linux desktop build that I'm putting together next year. 32GB of RAM, high-end quad-core CPU with integrated graphics, six 4TB HDDs for storage, modular power supply, four port eSATA storage card, an M-Disc Blu-Ray burner, and an mSATA SSD for my OS and programs. All in a mini-tower package. :cool:

Dec. 17, 2012, 04:22 PM

Renn/aissance

I have an older laptop made up out of spare parts that's about to get Ubuntu installed on it again. Never been a dedicated user though. Lex, your setup sounds sweet.

Dec. 29, 2012, 02:14 PM

LexInVA

Bumping!

Feb. 7, 2013, 06:49 PM

LexInVA

Looks like Microsoft is looking into releasing software on Linux in the next few years, specifically their Office suites and associated networked cloud services.

Feb. 7, 2013, 08:53 PM

Renn/aissance

Quote:

Originally Posted by LexInVA

Looks like Microsoft is looking into releasing software on Linux in the next few years, specifically their Office suites and associated networked cloud services.

Huh. That's interesting. I wonder how many Linux users would readily switch over, given the prevalence of free alternatives like OpenOffice. My personal preference on a Windows machine is Google Drive for everything.

Feb. 7, 2013, 09:00 PM

LexInVA

If it works - and I'm sure it will because they have had internal builds for a long time - it will definitely make Linux viable for workplace use as the alternatives don't have full compatibility and have a lot of glitches when dealing with MS Office authored files.

Feb. 7, 2013, 09:00 PM

Renn/aissance

Good point.

Feb. 7, 2013, 10:35 PM

War Admiral

Me is in.

Feb. 8, 2013, 06:55 AM

ReeseTheBeast

I have no idea what any of y'all are talking about, but what I am quite sure of is that all of you are geniuses (geniusi?).

I work for the feds, which means we just got Windows 2007... last year. :uhoh: So since I do almost all of my computer-related activities here at work (I'm here more than I am at home, it seems); I'm ashamed to say that whatever the government uses is the only thing I'm familiar with.

Suffice to say, I'm always impressed by the people who are so technologically advanced... I just hope that someday I (and maybe even the federal government!) can catch up with you. :cool:

Feb. 8, 2013, 11:03 PM

War Admiral

While we're on the subject - can anyone tell me, IS there a decent Twitter client for Linux? I'm using Hotot ATM which is about the best I've found so far but really has a long way to go before it gets as good as TweetDeck.

Feb. 8, 2013, 11:18 PM

LexInVA

Quote:

Originally Posted by War Admiral

While we're on the subject - can anyone tell me, IS there a decent Twitter client for Linux? I'm using Hotot ATM which is about the best I've found so far but really has a long way to go before it gets as good as TweetDeck.

From what I know, none of the many Twitter clients for Linux are great. Even though they joined the Linux Association last year, Twitter refuses to release an official client for Linux. There's a Twitter development page that has a bunch of clients and code but I don't know if many of those are for Linux.

Feb. 8, 2013, 11:19 PM

Catersun

We run a Ubuntu server and I dual boot my computer wih suse

Feb. 8, 2013, 11:27 PM

War Admiral

I may be headed towards a Windows/Ubuntu dual boot at some point this year. Configuring/reconfiguring JACK every time I open or close an audio app is driving me insane. Life's too short!